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By Analytical Reporter on July 23, 2019 in News
With environmental protection topping the global agenda, the South African Government has been and will continue introducing new regulations that could have far reaching implications for local businesses.
Producers and handlers of hazardous waste face a period of adjustment and investment to ensure they are compliant, while the waste sector is having to re-think the waste chain in partnership with its clients.
"One of the ways in which this thinking is reframing our attitude towards waste is the need to build an integrated waste cycle – commonly referred to as the 'circular economy'," says Johan van den Berg, Managing Director of Averda, a leading integrated waste management company with decades of experience in safely handling the most hazardous of waste.
He added that a successful circular economy designs, manufactures, uses and reuses products for as long as possible. And the ideal scenario is for only truly spent items to be discarded as waste.
This endeavour is taking on greater urgency with the introduction of new prohibitions next month that prohibit the disposal of hydrocarbon-based materials at local landfill sites.
This could have far-reaching consequences for producers within the petrochemical industry, as significant investment will be needed to ensure that their liquid waste is correctly processed.
"The new regulations should be applauded for helping to improve how all waste, but particularly liquid hazardous waste is handled," van den Berg says.
"The more stringent measures will undoubtedly reduce the threat of waste seeping into the natural environment, but in the short term this will require investment to get facilities to the necessary standards."
There are, however, a number of positives to be taken from this new regulatory environment.
For one, certain liquid waste can be converted, after processing, into speciality fuels that are of interest to other sectors – such as manufacturing plants that are looking for alternatives to replace the coal used within kilns.
Producing such fuel from waste is no small feat and requires considerable investment to do so in ways that comply with the new Waste Classification and Management Regulations.
This is precisely what Averda has done to ensure that selected hazardous waste facilities are able to receive, store and blend hazardous waste sludge (liquids and solids) to produce fuel by-products with the new blending facility.
These high-tech factories are where all liquid waste is blended together and transformed into the special fuels mentioned before.
"Currently, options like refuse-derived fuel and anaerobic digestion are only available in selected regions, whereas bio-drying and gasification are not available at all," van den Berg says.
"Investing in compliance will drive vital funds into an industry that's plagued by under-pricing – increasing the ability for waste experts to invest in much-needed alternative technologies.
"Our Vlakfontein high-hazardous-class landfill site in the Vaal Triangle is an example of the design and engineering required to meet the standards set in the regulations."
Built at a cost of R250 million, the site has the capacity for six cells that will offer 6.5 million cubic metres of landfill capacity. This will be home to a high-tech blending facility able to process Averda's clients' waste responsibly and to the high standards set in the new regulations.
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On my spiritual journey, there came a point, where I needed to find a path which was more in tune with the feminine heart. I had also discovered the importance of balancing the inner masculine with the inner feminine and saw that many of the women I was working with would benefit from a more feminine-oriented spirituality. This led me to create my first women's retreat 18 years ago.
I realized that connecting with other women in this sacred space, to ignite, to heal, to support each other in unleashing our divine spark, as well as bringing back true sisterhood, was indeed so needed for us women. Out of this first retreat, many more have been created, including Shakti Delight, where we focus on the Tantric path for women and the year program Women's Way, which celebrated 10 years anniversary in 2017.
Thousands of women have journeyed through my programs and it feels amazing to be part of inspiring a Women's Global Awakening Movement, in alignment with the shift that is happening right now on the planet, where the divine feminine is more called for than ever before.
"A STRONG WOMAN IS ONE WHO DEEPLY LOVES.
FIERCELY HER TEARS FLOW AS ABUNDANTLY AS HER LAUGHTER.
Are you longing to live your full feminine potential?
Do you want to uncover your feminine power and allow your light to shine fully?
Are you ready to open your heart and unleash your Goddess?
These evenings are a meeting-place of feminine souls, an invitation to awaken to what is essential and true within us, to the love that we are.
Through the feminine practices and meditations, healing and transformation happen. In a safe and loving environment, you are offered the possibility to open beyond any inhibiting layers into who you truly are, allowing your heart to rejoice as the light of love.
Marya Norell works as an inspirational and passionate facilitator in spiritual self-development and human potential, for individuals, couples and groups. She is a world traveler, creating sacred space, women's retreats, couple workshops, dance gatherings and private sessions for over 25 years. Marya is a devotee to bringing balance into the body, heart and soul. She has a deep, loving heart and a laser-sharp focus. It is her passion to inspire you to live your full potential – using both her extensive training and rich life experience, as well as her intuitive guidance.
>> These evenings will also give you a taste of the work Marya does and to feel into if you want to join an upcoming retreat or year program.
Her most extensive program is Women's Way – an in-depth journey of 4 retreats over one year, starting in March 2019.
A luscious life of passion, purpose and personal power is possible for all of us. It starts with loving yourself enough to make the most conscious, caring choices each day. As you move more towards your most fulfilling life and a deeper connection to yourself, your inner light radiates more and more, which in turn affects everyone around you to awaken into their full potential.
Welcome to a sacred, transformative and healing journey in a wise women's circle, to nurture your feminine soul and unleash the goddess within!
Do you find that your sexual potential could be expressed or lived more fully?
Are you longing to feel more alive and in touch with your feminine power?
Does your body feel inhibited when it comes to pleasure and sensuality?
Are your intimate relationships challenging, non-existing or in need of an upgrade?
Shakti comes from Sanskrit and means divine life energy. Shakti Delight invites you to freely express your life force, your feminine power, your sensuality, your love and your light as well as learning to expand your sexual energy, opening to more pleasure and ecstasy.
Since many of us carry conditioning and even traumatic experiences which can be inhibiting to our sexuality and life energy, the emphasis is also about healing whatever is in the way for you to flower into your unique Shakti. We also look at the way women move in intimate relating and create awareness so that you can live from a position of more wholeness in your intimate relationships.
Finally, Shakti Delight invites you to celebrate your fullness as an embodied Goddess, here to shine your light and share your love as a gift to all.
Women's Way, consisting of 4 retreats times 4 days, is starting for the sixth time in the Netherlands in March 2019.
Do you find it difficult to love your self?
Are you suffering from low self-esteem and lacking self-confidence?
Are you scared to feel certain feelings and feel numbed out as a result?
Do you often judge yourself, feel not good enough as you are and are you driven by perfectionism?
Do you put other people first in line to take care of and neglect to care for yourself?
Do you lose yourself in relationships, depending on love from others?
Do you lack healthy boundaries and wonder where your feminine power is hiding?
Do you feel an imbalance between your inner masculine and inner feminine?
Are you more or less dissatisfied sexually?
Do you miss feeling the spark of life?
Are you energetically sensitive, which makes you often feel overwhelmed and blocked?
Do you feel restricted and withhold your true self?
Women's Way is an awakening and healing journey with the same circle of women, together exploring feminine potential, self-worth, sexuality, empowerment, integrity and true sisterhood.
In this unique program, you are invited to take leadership over your own life in all its aspects. If you want to live your full potential it starts with being willing to take care of and love yourself on an emotional, mental, physical and spiritual level. With this approach to life, new realities are created and more constructive behavioral patterns are appearing in your professional life, in your intimate relationships and towards yourself.
Women's Way is an in-depth program for you who are looking for something that is more than the average. The teaching is based on heart-centered spirituality and is a well-balanced mix between experiencing, reflection, expression, and manifestation.
Women's Way is providing conditions for you as Woman to grow and evolve whether it is in your role as mother, career woman, partner or lover. Forget all about doing and performing, you are here for you and simply be you!
Old beliefs about yourself are changed, limiting borders are moved and you get the possibility to grow in a safe and allowing atmosphere. You are moved into your own inner integrity, to stand in your self-esteem and to find your power from inside out instead of the other way around.
Women's Way is for every woman with a longing to merge integrity, self-worth and self-realization with clarity and feminine power. Women's Way is about coming home to your Self and unleashing your inner Goddess so that she can manifest herself in a balanced way in your everyday life.
Women's Way has so far been offered for 10 consecutive years. It started in Sweden and Norway and then moved to the Netherlands, that with its central location in Europe, has become the base for the program.


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Green earns Superintendent of the Year title
The South Carolina Arts Commission congratulates Dr. J.R. Green, superintendent of Fairfield County School district, for being named the 2021 South Carolina School Superintendent of the Year by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators.
His district is one of seven to receive the new, $18,000 District Arts Grant from the South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC). Within the district are two schools that are Arts in Basic Curriculum Project sites: Fairfield Central High School and Kelly Miller Elementary School. ABC Project sites first apply for the Arts in Basic Curriculum grant from the SCAC. If approved, they receive the grant and acceptance into the program, which is a partnership among the SCAC, South Carolina Dept. of Education, and Winthrop University.
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ALL4SC (website) has more on Green here:
Dr. J.R. Green understands more than most the need to transform education outside of schoolhouse walls. As the superintendent of the Fairfield County School District, Green's mission is to work with and inspire young people while providing them with an education that forms the foundation of their future.
In recognition of his leadership, the South Carolina Association of School Administrators recently named Green the 2021 South Carolina School Superintendent of the Year. SCASA gives the award annually to a district superintendent as a component of the National Superintendent of the Year program of the American Association of School Administrators.
William Frick, chair of the Fairfield County School Board, has had the opportunity to observe Green's leadership as an educator and community builder. "Dr. Green talked about having a 'culture change' in the Fairfield County School District," said Frick. "Our students graduate with two years of college as they graduate from high school, overall test scores are improving, and financially we are operating with a balanced budget."
ALL4SC is partnering with the Fairfield County School District in a pilot project to begin prototyping a model for the transformation of education in South Carolina and the nation.
"J.R. is the quintessential exemplary school superintendent — leading with his values what matters most for children as well as leading by listening to and learning from others," notes Barnett Berry, research professor and founding director of ALL4SC at the UofSC.
Green works closely with many education leaders, like ALL4SC, to increase academic and economic opportunity for his students and the overall community. "If we are really being forward thinking, we recognize that in order to change the trajectory of young people's lives, we have to address more than what happens within the schoolhouse walls," noted Green when asked about the need to address out-of-school factors in South Carolina. These opportunities are significant in accelerating advancement in his school community, as 90 percent of Fairfield County School District students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
A product of two parents who instilled the value of education in him, Green spent several years in education administration before becoming FCSD superintendent in 2012. He received his doctorate degree, two master's degrees and a bachelor's degree from the UofSC. He currently serves on the State Board of Education and is a member of the Providence Health Board of Trustees and a director for the Midlands Education and Business Alliance.
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Open banking consumer lender Fintern raises £8m for UK expansion
London-based fintech startup Fintern has raised £8m in a Series A funding round led by international investment firm Hambro Perks.
The latest capital injection brings Fintern's total funding to £40m. Fintern plans to use the fresh funds to expand its business in the UK and add new members to its team.
The startup is currently a consumer lender but plans to launch its first B2B partnerships.
Fintern was founded in 2020 by a team of former McKinsey, EY, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, HSBC and XiaoMi employees.
Its goal is to improve consumer access to affordable credit. It does so using open banking to gain access to a consumer's spending habits instead of basing the decision solely on their credit score.
The startup is authorised by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority and uses algorithms to calculate how much it can lend to consumers.
Fintern says it has processed more than 50,000 loan applications since it launched the service in March 2021. The company claims that over 60% of its customers would not have been approved for a loan using traditional assessment measures.
The funding round also included an equity investment from Fintern's primary debt provider, Varengold Bank, and other high-net-worth individuals.
Dr. Michelle He, COO and co-founder at Fintern, said: "I know first-hand what it means to be denied access to vital financial support. When I first moved to the UK, I was unable to get a loan despite my full-time employment. It was incredibly frustrating and exposed many of the issues within the current lending system.
"After working within this system with Gerald (CEO and a co-founder), we decided we were in a unique position to change things for the better."
Prior to its latest funding round, Fintern secured £32m in April 2021.
Osborne Clarke LLP advised Fintern on the fundraising.
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Arts editor's five top arts happenings for 2020
Lake March"… spontaneous dance and music performances unfolded along the shores of Lakes Burley Griffin, Ginninderra and Tuggeranong.
In a grim year for artists everywhere, Canberra's creators and creative institutions have been remarkably fertile, with only a momentary hiatus in performances and exhibitions. Arts editor HELEN MUSA reveals her top five arts happenings for 2020.
Dance: Lake March, the Australian Dance Party, on Lakes Burley Griffin, Ginninderra and Tuggeranong, August and September.
FOR the second time running, Alison Plevey's Australian Dance Party came up with the premier dance event of the year in "Lake March", a spontaneous dance and music performance following the principles of social distancing as it unfolded with twists, turns and surprises along the pathways of Lakes Burley Griffin, Ginninderra and Tuggeranong.
Canberra's top dance artists and a single violinist moved in a spatially-distanced procession to live musical accompaniment, entertaining audiences of dance goers and members of the wider Canberra community.
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Visual Art: "Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now", National Gallery of Australia, until July 2021.
ALTHOUGH forced to close down for some time, the National Gallery of Australia went ahead with Part I of its perception-changing show "Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now", described by its curator as "certainly the most complex and biggest exhibition of art by women ever seen in this country".
A whole wall of posters refers to Canberra's art history and there is a visible presence of Canberra artists, with considerable prominence given to works by GW Bot, eX De Medici, Marie Hagerty, Alison Alder, Brenda L Croft and Vivienne Binns.
Models wear the artists' names we should know, by Art Girl Rising.
In a collaboration with the business Art Girl Rising, t-shirts with the names of Australian artists were made available for purchase.
Magnificently laid-out, with installation and artworks from floor-to-ceiling, revealing the beauty of Colin Madigan's building, this show will be followed by another on the same theme next year.
Classical guitarist Matt Withers locked himself away from his family in the Pacific Suites Hotel in Northbourne Avenue to perform his "Songs of Yesterday".
Music: "Songs of Yesterday", Matt Withers, classical guitar, Melbourne Guitar Festival live stream series 2020, Pacific Suites on Northbourne Canberra, April.
WHILE visual artists and writers may have been able to work behind closed doors, a heroic note was struck by musicians, who took to their computer screens, then later to small venues, with alacrity.
Canberra classical guitarist Matt Withers locked himself away from his family in the Pacific Suites Hotel in Northbourne Avenue to perform his "Songs of Yesterday", which was beamed out live across the world in April to around 270 households watching online, as part of the online Melbourne Guitar Festival.
"Even without a live audience, Withers did not lack any of his usual musical charisma and quality playing," our reviewer wrote, adding, "COVID-19 couldn't stop the music".
William Tran played Caliban, a thoroughly disturbing character.
Theatre: "Barren Ground" virtual First Seen presentation at The Street Theatre, September.
THE Street Theatre took to the virtual world with apparent ease, challenging locked-down audiences to get online in a series of gambits, including a live-streamed production of Conor McPherson's "St Nicholas".
But it was the developmental Zoom showing of "Barren Ground", Helen Machalias' new play about Christmas Island, that hit home with full force.
Beginning with the catastrophic SIEV 221 shipwreck at Flying Fish Cove off Christmas Island, the play, drawing a parallel with Shakespeare's "The Tempest", introduces survivors Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, who are assisted by Christmas Islander local, Caliban, a thoroughly disturbing character.
Dramaturgy via Zoom is part of the brave new world for theatre, and The Street took it on squarely.
Tobias Cole and Katherine Allen in "HMS Pinafore".
Musical Theatre: "HMS Pinafore", Hayes Theatre at the Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, February.
FOR people who couldn't get to Sydney for Mardi Gras, the production of Gilbert and Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore" at The Q in Queanbeyan, described as being "as camp as a row of tent pegs" might have been the next best thing.
Directed by the inventive Kate Gaul, who was also momentarily director for the new National Opera production of "La Rondine" for a nanosecond until covid-related changes intervened, the show incorporated both the instrumental and vocal talents of the whole cast in gender-bending, hyper-theatrical and kinky headed by Canberra countertenor Toby Cole, this time singing baritone as Captain Corian. It was a shining beacon in a sea of darkness.
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Last week, the Russian Ambassador to the Netherlands was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in light of the Dutch allegations that four Russians had attempted to carry out a cyberattack on the international chemical weapons watchdog in The Hague.
BERLIN (Sputnik) - Germany completely trusts the joint UK-Dutch statement about the alleged Russian attempts of cyberattacks on the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Steffen Seibert, the German government's spokesman, said Friday.
LONDON (Sputnik) - UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Sunday threatened Moscow with grave consequences if it used chemical weapons, even though Russia destroyed its chemical arsenal - a fact that was confirmed by international watchdogs a year ago.
The US-led coalition continues to issue threats to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad claiming that Damascus may use chemical arms in Syria. Speaking to Sputnik, Israeli political commentator Avigdor Eskin dubbed this psychological warfare, expressing confidence that Russia and the US would not engage in a conflict over Idlib.
Two days ago the White House stated that Washington, together with its allies, was ready to respond to a possible chemical attack carried out by the Syrian government forces.
The US State Department revealed last week details on new anti-Russia sanctions over the Skripal poisoning case, noting that Moscow could avoid some of the measures if it allowed inspectors into the country to make sure it wasn't developing or using chemical or biological weapons.
OPCW member states are set to discuss a British-led proposal to strengthen the body at a special two-day session, which is likely to see a rise in tensions between Russia and Western nations, which have escalated following the Skripal poisoning and chemical attacks in Syria.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Thursday that the report published by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on May 15 with experts' conclusions about an alleged "chemical attack" on February 4 in the city of Saraqib in the Syrian province of Idlib, is bewildering.
A US-led coalition was assembled and carried out strikes against Syria earlier this month in response to an alleged chemical attack on the city of Douma. Damascus and Moscow have denied any involvement in the incident, and are working with investigators from the OPCW to determine if chemical weapons were indeed used.
Pentagon Has No Indication Syria Will Conduct a "Chemical Attack"
Spokesperson for the US Department of Defense Dana White said on Thursday that the US government has not seen any signs which suggest that Syrian government forces will be launching a chemical attack anytime soon.
The UK delegation to the OPCW accused Damascus and Moscow earlier in the week of impeding the probe into the alleged chemical attack in Syria's Douma.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is unable to comment on the possible delay in deploying chemical weapons experts to Syria's Duma over reports of gunfire because of the organization's policy, the OPCW's public affairs service told Sputnik on Wednesday.
The use of military chemical agent "BZ" and its precursors in the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia recently revealed by a Swiss-based Spiez Laboratory is being deliberately neglected by reputable international institutions.
The Skripal investigation is far from being completed; however, it appears that London is wooing Yulia Skripal, an important witness, in an attempt to "confirm" its controversial poisoning story, which is bursting at the seams following a statement by Porton Down specialists, Canadian historian Michael J. Carley told Sputnik.
The US has yet to prove that Damascus used chemical weapons in Eastern Ghouta, Turkish political observer Caglar Tekin told Sputnik, drawing parallels between the alleged Khan Sheikhoun chemical incident and the reported Douma attack, stressing that no proof has been presented so far to confirm either of these two cases.
With US President Donald Trump seemingly working towards assembling a military coalition with France and the UK to bomb Syria, there is growing opposition to such a campaign by many Brits, especially if the campaign is launched without a parliamentary vote or any evidence implicating President Bashar al-Assad.
Commenting on US President Donald Trump's recent tweets about the possibility of a US strike on Syria by American "smart missiles," a Syrian parliamentarian speaking to Sputnik asks why Washington has not used its wonder weapons against terrorists in the country.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States is aware that some kind of chemical was used in the alleged attack in the Syrian city of Douma, but is not sure at present what kind of substance it was, the US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said during a press briefing on Tuesday.


Sacramento, CA - The existing light rail system includes 37.42 miles of track linking Sacramento's eastern, northeastern and southern suburbs with Downtown. The South Line Phase 2 Project will extend light rail approximately four miles from Meadowview Road to Consumnes River College and will include four new stations beyond Meadowview: Morrison Creek, Franklin Blvd. Center Parkway and Cosumnes River College.
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Mobile's collision with brick and mortar stores continues to challenge retailers as consumers are now better connected, better informed and more nimble than ever. Location-based marketing provides new mobile strategies to boost customer loyalty and increase conversion. It's affordable technology giving even the smallest business the ability to send consumers the right message to the right person at the right place and time.
Big Green Box, a local organic providore have outgrown their market stall and now launched a store front business. To be successful, they'll need to identify locals who live and work in the area who buy organics.
Using NetAd Campaign Manager they geofence the growers market to capture data on the people who regularly frequent it. A designated area within a radius of the store has also been defined. When any person who visited the market comes within distance of the Big Green Box, a message is triggered introducing them to the store and today's special. In-store customers receive a 'welcome and thanks for visiting' message with the opportunity to download Big Green Box's app for rewards and in-store recipes. This is a one-off message, throttled to send to each device only one time.
Over time, CRM and customer analytics are combined to tailor customised messages for favourite brands, offers and rewards – importantly these are delivered when known customers are in vicinity of the store or passing on their way home. They've also successfully promoted "Big Green Box" home delivery by combining customers' location with traffic information as they drive home from work to trigger a message – 'Stuck in a jam? Order now for free home delivery'. Using location data they've also discovered 45% of passing potential customers work in an adjoining suburb, and many frequent a popular café there. They now advertise "Big Green Box" on the cafe's take away coffee cups and are attracting even more new business.
JSpectrum NetWhere solutions help small businesses drive foot traffic through mobile messaging, engage customers in the physical store and can be used to uncover shopper behaviour and store performance.


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Six Flags launches new App for Android and Apple devices
Obviously, the first thing one must do is download the app and figure out where in the plethora of other apps you are going to put it. Luckily I have a folder dedicated to Theme Park apps. Yep, I'm a dork. =)
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A new app has been released by Six Flags that has some pretty great capabilities so of course we took some time today to play around with it, gathered some screen shots and we'll review it for you below.
If you'd like to download it you can do so from the Android or Apple store.
I did have some trouble finding the app in the Google Play store.
Do you have a theme park folder on your phone like this dork? =)
Coke Freestyle app totally deserves a place among Theme Park apps.
Once you download the app you can either enter in your pass number or scan it. I had no problem scanning my pass and it came right up.
The scanning was easy
I erased my # for obvious reasons. =)
Perks and Conditions and where the pass is valid at. Your home park is also featured at the top by default.
You can also access your Rewards and Coupons to see what's already on your pass. Bonus!!!
If you are visiting another park you can click the "Park Selection" and see hours, events and rides at any of the Six Flags parks.
Parks are listed alphabetically (by state) and are easy to navigate through them. La Ronde and Six Flags Mexico are also included.
Once you've selected your park the hours will display as well as options for buying tickets and a list of rides in alphabetical order.
You can also filter the rides by Thrill Level and Height Requirement.
Nice to see ALL rides listed.
Filter to fit your parties height/thrill level.
Any special events are listed such as Season Pass ERT events and other events like the Coaster Challenge at Six Flags Great America.
Most of the parks events looked like this, easy to see what they are, the dates and whether you want to take the chance of a park full of cheerleaders. =)
Private parties are listed
Not the actual Smashing Pumpkins. =)
So that's about it for our review of the new app. Overall we think the App is a great improvement over any of the 3rd party apps out there. The ability to have your pass in your phone alleviates the need for an "oh crap" pass since most of us grab our phones before anything else prior to leaving the house.
Obviously the one thing missing from the app ... ride wait times. This is probably the #1 ask for all of these apps and probably the hardest thing for most parks to implement. Hopefully an easy solution will come one of these days. Maybe scanning your phone at the entrance and exit while using the app? Of course, most people won't remember to do the 2nd scan.
Have you downloaded the app yet? Let us know what you think. And Apple users, let us know if there are any differences on that app. We're interested to know.
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Six Flags Over Georgia opens two new attractions
The Joker Chaos and Harley Quinn Spinsanity are now open at Six Flags Over Georgia!!!
Below you will find all of the info for the new thrill rides including ride stats, video footage and lots of pictures.
Be sure to head out and check out these new attractions this summer!!
THE JOKER and Harley Quinn Bring Havoc, Chaos, Twists and Spins as Two New Rides Open for the 2015 Season
Six Flags Over Georgia Debuts New Looping Coaster and Classic Family Ride
AUSTELL, Ga. — May 22, 2015 —Chaos, mischief and mayhem is underway, as Six Flags Over Georgia – The Thrill Capital of the South – debuts THE JOKER Chaos Coaster and Harley Quinn Spinsanity, Gotham City's newest challenges.
"These two new devious rides in one of the most popular sections of the park continue our commitment to providing thrills for the entire family," said Six Flags Atlanta Properties park president Dale Kaetzel. "This expansion to the Gotham City area, combined with the second season of our world class Hurricane Harbor water park, sets the stage for a summer filled with exciting memories for guests of all ages."
THE JOKER Chaos Coaster joins BATMAN™: The Ride and Mind Bender roller coasters in Gotham City and features:
· A "face-off" unique seating pattern, as the train's twenty-four riders begin their journey;
· The train rocketing up seven stories high;
· A glide, both forward and backward, through a bedlam of loops;
· A suspended upside down roll, 72 feet in the air, for a ravaging thrill.
Also debuting is Harley Quinn Spinsanity, which sends riders spinning, twisting and rolling through a cycle of classic family-fun. BATMANTM: The Ride, inspired by DC Comics' iconic Super Hero, will continue sending its riders backward through 2,700 feet of track at speeds of 50 miles per hour until later this spring.
Six Flags Over Georgia is now open daily through August 9. The park's largest Fright Fest® event in park history debuts in September and the expanded Holiday in the Park® wintertime celebration begins in November.
About Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is the world's largest regional theme park company with $1.2 billion in revenue and 18 parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada. For 54 years, Six Flags has entertained millions of families with world-class coasters, themed rides, thrilling water parks and unique attractions including up-close animal encounters, Fright Fest® and Holiday in the Park®. For more information, visit www.sixflags.com.
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Dare Devil now open at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Dare Devil is now open at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom!!!
Below you will find all of the info for the new thrill ride including ride stats, video footage and lots of pictures.
Be sure to head out and check out this new attraction this summer!!
VALLEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The all-new Dare Devil Chaos Coaster at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom promises to be a smash hit for daredevils everywhere. The new attraction opens to the public on May 23, and is being described as "hair-raising," "invigorating" and "thrilling" by riders who were treated to a sneak preview at Northern California's most thrilling theme park.
As the park's 9th thrill attraction, Dare Devil Chaos Coaster features a 70-foot tall looped track that takes 24 riders ‒ most sitting face-to-face ‒ propelling pendulum-style backwards and forwards until momentum takes them into one of the longest suspended hang-times around, as they then rocket through six to seven cycles of full inversions.
"The suspense of anticipating the upside down hang time takes the thrill factor up several notches," said Don McCoy, park president. "The single loop is very deceptive; this is probably the most intense ride we've built and we're excited to introduce this new coaster to all of our daredevil guests."
To launch the new ride, the park has partnered with the St. Baldrick's Foundation, a leading funder of children's cancer research grants, known for their head-shaving fundraising events. The first riders are comprised of real-life daredevils — young cancer patients and their families. In conjunction with the ride launch event, the park is announcing a Six Flags Discovery Kingdom head-shaving fundraiser to take place on June 27.
"We encourage the public to show their daredevil spirit and raise important funds by having their heads shaved to benefit St. Baldrick's, one of the country's leading funders of cancer research for kids," said McCoy. "By taking on this challenge, they can truly show solidarity for kids with cancer."
Dare Devil Chaos Coaster is located in the park's Oasis Plaza featuring a fiery red and orange track with bright yellow cars. Towering flames highlight the top. The newly named Dare Devil Grill, located adjacent to the new ride, will open soon featuring burgers and snacks.
For more information, visit www.sixflags.com/discoverykingdom; to register as a participant for the St. Baldrick's Dare Devil Event, visit, www.stbaldricks.org/events/sixflagsDK.
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Twisted Colossus Opening Day Coverage
We'll start off with a fun video of the Gold Passholder walk-back to the ride. It was about 5 minutes long, but that was boring. So we sped it up and added some Yakety Sax. Plus we took a look at the estimated 3 hour line.
After letting us into the park via the side entrance near Will-Call, they held all of the Gold Passholders near Vault 666.
Written, Photographed and Video'd by Gregg Condon
Five visits to Six Flags Magic Mountain in one week, there's got to be a good reason to visit a park that much, and fortunately this week there is. =)
We headed back up to the park today to take in opening day. No ceremony was held, but the park was packed, the ride was amazing and once again the staff of the park showed what they can do when teamwork is the name of the game.
Because one can apparently never have enough pictures of Full Throttle ... =)
And they're off!!!
Still a few things to be done.
So the line stopped just past the Screampunk District sign, but they quickly filled up the queue building and the line that goes down towards Scream. They were also giving out boarding passes today.
Oh yeah, Scream is back open ... "Thanks for rememberin' me"
They gave out some awesome "I Rode First" buttons at the exit.
At the end of the video above (under Superman) it was an estimated 3 hour wait. They conceded that it may have been 2 1/2, but better to tell people 3 hours and have it be shorter. =)
So it's been awhile since we've actually walked out into the park, seriously, even though we've been at the park a LOT over the last month, today was the first day we ventured outside of Screampunk District since April.
Soooo ... what's going on? Looks like at least one Jet Stream Boat is getting some TLC, this looked great from up close on the ride. But of course, we aren't going to take pictures from the ride now are we. =)
Hoping this is just the first of many re-done boats.
What, a theme park that actually goes all out for Grad Night and does decorations? =)
Full Throttle Nights is back ... TONIGHT!!!
Swashbuckler looks VERY close to being back open, and looks great.
Goliath, still closed.
Today was Jubilee, always one of the busiest days of the year.
Need to try these, hopefully they are still around on our next visit.
And with that, our Twisted Colossus updates have come to an official end.
Hats off to the entire RMC and Six Flags Magic Mountain crew for creating an amazing ride that seems to be loved by all. This truly is the coaster the park has needed for a LONG time. High capacity, high fun and high repeatability.
We're most likely going to be taking a bit of a break from the park, it's Hurricane Harbor Season so we'll likely have an update from there in the next week or two, but it may be longer, just depends. Family obligations are going to take priority for awhile.
But that doesn't mean we won't be doing anything, you'll just have to wait and see what we've got in store. =)
Twisted Colossus Media Day Coverage
What a Lovely Day!!!
Seriously. Media Day for Twisted Colossus was all kinds of amazing. Not only is Twisted Colossus amazing, not only is the Steampunk District amazing, not only is Scream back open (tee hee) but Six Flags Magic Mountain just put on what is probably their best media day event, at least best out of the half dozen or so we've been to.
More than it just being an amazing day, you could tell by how relaxed and at ease the Six Flags Magic Mountain management and staff were, they know they've got an absolute hit on their hands, and they hands down do.
Below we'll break down Media Day and share some videos (there are four of them). Our full reviews of the ride and area will come after opening weekend.
Written by Gregg Condon - Photo's by CoasterMatt and Gregg Condon - Video by Gregg Condon
First up, let's kick off the event with Bonnie Rabjohn and friends opening Twisted Colossus with lots of pyro. Because pyro makes everything better.
Be sure to watch all of the video's below in HD Quality!!!
And of course, we've got some amazing pictures as well.
Bonnie Rabjohn addressing the crowd. We actually spent a lot of time just chatting with Bonnie at the event, she's always been so gracious and cool with us and it's much appreciated. Like I said above, you can just tell by her staff that they love working for her and that they all love what Twisted Colossus and the Screampunk District will bring to the park.
This is obviously one of CoasterMatt's shots.
And this one too. =)
One of only two contributions from Gregg this update. =)
Enjoy the ride in motion ...
Bonnie Rabjohn, Doug, Greg and Jeff Bernard (who built the original Colossus) and Fred Grubb from RMC.
Twisted Colossus is hardly the only thing new at Magic Mountain, the Screampunk District looks AMAZING and along with DC Universe is the best themed area in the park.
It's easy for people to say Twisted Colossus is so good because it was done by RMC, but keep in mind, everything else from Twisted Colossus being painted and having wood replaced to the queue to ALL of Screampunk was done in-house at Six Flags. And they did an AMAZING job.
Below we have a full walk-through of the area and a lot of the little touches they added really do go a long way.
As you'll see from the pics below, it really is quite amazing.
New at the Gearworks Theatre this summer is Kwerk created by Michael Turco who has done a few shows at the park now as well as the Fright Feast dinner shows for Fright Fest.
We saw a preview of the show and enjoyed it a lot. Definitely the most ambitious show Six Flags Magic Mountain has ever attempted. Hopefully people will take the time to see it.
Lots of great little touches in the area and it's nice that they went drought resistant here in California.
Been looking for a new bike ... =)
Last and certainly not least, the crown jewel in the parks coaster line-up ... Twisted Colossus.
We've got two great videos for you. First up a walk-through of the queue building and a POV video from the last seat on the train.
I love that they've re-purposed the Colossus building but updated it to fit the theme, but also keeping some little touches of the original. It works very well.
Great steampunk touches in the queue.
And of course, our reverse POV footage and full on-ride POV of Twisted Colossus.
Thanks for following along with our updates during media day, without a doubt it was the single biggest day in the history of this website, on social media anyway. A lot of new fans have found us on Facebook (almost 60 on Media Day) and for that we are totally grateful for you fans sharing our updates.
One of our posts (the POV video) received more than 10,000 views in the first few hours, for us that's simply unbelievable and unfathomable. But we are so grateful you've all enjoyed the updates.
And of course, in August we'll be hearing what Six Flags is bringing to their parks in 2016 and this will all be starting over again. And we'll of course be along for the ride.
Gregg, Chris, Matt and RD


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Three Mike Ilitch School of Business professors earn promotions
http://ilitchbusiness.wayne.eduThe Wayne State Board of Governors has approved three promotion and tenure cases from the Mike Ilitch School of Business, effective August 17, 2017.
Ranjan D'Mello was promoted to full professor of finance. D'Mello joined the Wayne State faculty as an associate professor in 2001. He has published 18 articles on a broad spectrum of corporate finance topics in high-quality journals, continuing an active research agenda and publication stream since achieving tenure in 2003. He is among the top 5 percent of finance doctoral graduates nationwide who have published at least one article per year in any finance journal over a prolonged period of time.
D'Mello also has shown dedication on the teaching front. He has led courses at all levels, from undergraduate to Ph.D., with impressive course content, rigor and student evaluations. He has contributed meaningfully to the finance doctoral program by chairing and serving on dissertation committees. He has won the Ilitch School's Teacher of the Year Award twice.
From a service perspective, D'Mello has always been willing to volunteer at the department, school and university levels. He also gives back to the profession as a journal referee on a regular basis.
According to Sudip Datta, chair of the finance department, "Professor D'Mello has always strongly advocated, without compromise, for maintaining the quality of our students, faculty and academic programs."
Andrea Tangari was promoted to associate professor of marketing with tenure. She joined the Wayne State faculty in 2010. She has published 16 articles in respected journals, is frequently cited, and she has achieved an exceptional research record with national stature both the general field of marketing and her specific domain of marketing and public policy. Her research focuses on consumer welfare and how consumers make use of product information, in particular concerning health issues and environmental consumer behavior.
Tangari's strong teaching record is evidenced in her student evaluation scores for both undergraduate and graduate courses. She primarily teaches MKT 6996, the undergraduate marketing capstone, and also designed and teaches MKT 7950: Business and Sustainability. She has served on several Ph.D. dissertation committees.
Tangari is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Business Research and the International Journal of Advertising. She serves on the Ilitch School's Faculty Senate and has chaired the Undergraduate Education Policy Committee since 2015.
"Professor Tangari has a growing reputation in her primary research domain, her teaching scores are very high and her service to the profession is strong," said John Taylor, chair of the department of marketing.
Amanuel Tekleab was promoted to full professor of management. He joined Wayne State in 2006. Tekleab has published 21 articles, 11 of those post-tenure, and is frequently cited. Many of his published, under review and ongoing papers are with doctoral students, illustrating his commitment to quality research and the development of future researchers. He is actively promoting and developing his research network with over 50 conference presentations and invited talks, an average of more than two per year. He has received numerous research awards from Wayne State, national conferences and from the management discipline.
According to Christine Jackson, chair of the management department, "The breadth of approaches Professor Tekleab utilizes to conduct his research is truly impressive. Conducting research that is primarily field-based, longitudinal in nature and at multiple levels provides a rigor that is often missing from the typical scholar's research portfolio."
Tekleab teaches an extensive portfolio of courses from undergraduate to doctoral levels. His effectiveness as a teacher at the doctoral level is evidenced by students selecting him to serve as their dissertation chair, as well as their successful dissertation defenses and eventual employment as assistant professors. He received a Distinguished Teaching Award from Wayne State in 2012 and the Best Business Professor of the Year award from the Ilitch School's Student Senate for 2008-09.
Tekleab frequently serves on Ilitch School committees, including hiring committees for five positions over the past two years. He has predominantly held the management Ph.D. advisor position since its inception eight years ago. He also serves on a plethora of other committees within the department, school and across the university. In support of the larger research community, he is on several journal review boards and has been an ad hoc reviewer for at least 16 different management journals during his time at Wayne State.
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2011 Rugby World Cup
Host nation
9 September – 23 October
No. of nations
20 (91 qualifying)
Final positions
Third-place
1,477,294 (30,777 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Morné Steyn (62)
Most tries
Chris Ashton
Vincent Clerc (6)
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board (IRB) selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005. The IRB Council eliminated South Africa in the first of two rounds of voting.
The tournament was won by New Zealand, who defeated France 8–7 in the final.[1] South Africa, the defending champions, were eliminated by Australia 11–9 in the quarter-finals.
It was the largest sporting event ever held in New Zealand,[2] eclipsing the 1987 Rugby World Cup, 1990 Commonwealth Games, 1992 Cricket World Cup and the 2003 America's Cup.[3] The organisers expected 95,000 visitors from overseas to travel to New Zealand for the event.[4]
The games ran over six weeks starting on 9 September 2011. The final was played on Sunday 23 October 2011, a date chosen because it fell on a long weekend caused by the New Zealand public holiday of Labour Day (Monday, 24 October 2011).[5] The final was played at Eden Park in Auckland.[6]
After speculation that the number of participating teams would be reduced to 16, the IRB announced on 30 November 2007 that the 2011 tournament would again feature 20 teams.[7] Twelve teams qualified as a result of finishing in the top three in each pool in the 2007 tournament. The remaining eight berths were determined by regional qualifying tournaments.[8] Of the 20 countries that competed in the previous World Cup in 2007, there was only one change – Russia replaced Portugal.
1 Host selection
2 Preparations
2.1 Costs and benefits
2.2 Concerns
2.3 Warm-up matches
3 Qualifying
4 Venues
6 Squads
7 Match officials
8 Pool stage
8.1 Pool A
8.2 Pool B
8.3 Pool C
8.4 Pool D
9 Knockout stage
9.1 Quarter-finals
9.1.1 Ireland vs Wales
9.1.2 England vs France
9.1.3 South Africa vs Australia
9.1.4 New Zealand vs Argentina
9.2 Semi-finals
9.2.1 Wales vs France
9.2.2 Australia vs New Zealand
9.3 Bronze final: Wales vs Australia
9.4 Final: France vs New Zealand
10 Point scorers
11 Players of the Tournament
12 Broadcasting
Host selection
New Zealand co-hosted the first Rugby World Cup with Australia in 1987. Originally set to co-host the 2003 tournament with Australia, a disagreement over ground signage rights saw the New Zealand games dropped and Australia became the sole host. The 2011 New Zealand bid contained plans to enlarge the size of Eden Park and other stadia to help increase the commercial viability of the bid.
If it were to have been held in Japan it would be the first time a Rugby World Cup had taken place in Asia. With stadia from the 2002 FIFA World Cup, it had the necessary infrastructure already in place. Japan eventually succeeded in its aim to host a World Cup in 2009, when it was awarded the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
The South African bid, led by former national captain Francois Pienaar, had strong support from their government. It successfully hosted the tournament in 1995.
The New Zealand bid was led by the New Zealand Rugby Union (at the time of bidding known as the New Zealand Rugby Football Union) and supported by the New Zealand Government, through the Prime Minister and current players, represented by the All Black captain. After winning the bid, the NZRFU expressed extreme disappointment towards their Australian counterparts who voted against New Zealand hosting the event, due to the NZRFU's misplaced expectation that the "ANZAC spirit" would result in a vote for New Zealand.
After an IRB inspection of each applicant host nation during June and July 2005, the winning bid of New Zealand was announced during the IRB Council meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005.
Costs and benefits
The event is expected to cost about NZ$310 million to run and to generate NZ$280 million in ticket sales.[9] In Auckland, the city where many of the most important games will take place, the costs to the local ratepayers alone has been estimated at $102 million.[10]
Ticket sales exceeding NZ$285 million, accommodation-related spending of another NZ$260 million, and NZ$236 million spent on food and drink should provide a significant fiscal stimulus, of nearly 1.4% of the quarterly GDP.[11]
In the years between winning the bid and the staging of the event, New Zealand news media and social agencies cast aspersions on the nation's readiness and appropriate use of national funds for sports infrastructure, as has happened with most large, international, quadrennial, multi-location sporting events of recent decades such as the 2012 Olympics, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Concerns were raised about the process of upgrading Eden Park to expand the capacity to the 60,000 required by the IRB. In late 2008 Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully said the remaining consent process might need to be overridden by legislation for the work to be completed on time.[12]
A July 2009 report by the Auckland Regional Transport Authority, released under the Official Information Act, warned of lack of readiness and complacency, despite the fact that "the levels of patron movement and operational standard [needed for the RWC] are in reality significantly above what is currently delivered."[13] The report was dismissed by Michael Barnett, the Auckland Chamber of Commerce CEO and planning co-coordinator for RWC events in Auckland, who characterised it as a case of "a Wellington media organisation us[ing] an outdated report".[14]
The nation's largest hospitality workers' union, Unite, which represents 25% of hotel, restaurant and casino workers in New Zealand, demanded that workers share in windfall profits and said there was the possibility of a strike during the tournament.[15]
The construction of Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium, known during the tournament as Otago Stadium, was a source of concern as the project was operating in a tight time frame. An April 2010 progress report stated that the project remained on target for completion prior to the Rugby World Cup, although there was a medium level of risk with some significant and potentially damaging concerns.[16] If the project had not been completed on time, organisers would have reverted to Carisbrook as the backup option. Forsyth Barr Stadium was officially opened on 6 August 2011.[17]
Damage caused by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake forced the relocation of a number of cup matches, including the quarter finals.[18]
The 2011 Tri Nations Series was shortened to include only six games instead of the usual nine. It served as the primary preparation for the tournament for Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. In the northern hemisphere, a series of friendlies played in August 2011 replaced the annual tours to the southern hemisphere. North American entrants Canada beat USA in two warm-up friendlies in August 2011.
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying
Twenty teams competed in the 2011 World Cup. Twelve teams qualified by finishing in the top three of their pool in the 2007 Rugby World Cup.[8][19]
Oceania/Asia
Namibia (Africa)
South Africa (World Champions)
Canada (Americas 1)
United States (Americas 2)
Romania (Play-off)
Georgia (Europe 1)
Russia (Europe 2)
Samoa (Oceania)
Japan (Asia)
Twelve of the nations at this tournament had competed in every previous Rugby World Cup – Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Romania, Scotland, and Wales. All the other sides also had previous World Cup experience, except for Russia who appeared in a Rugby World Cup for the first time.
The 13 venues for the 2011 Rugby World Cup were confirmed on 12 March 2009.[20] A number of the venues were redeveloped to increase capacity for the event. The Government considered passing a law bypassing the consent process to allow all the stadiums' redevelopment to be completed in time.[12]
Due to damage to Stadium Christchurch and many other facilities in Christchurch caused by the earthquake on 22 February 2011, it was announced on 16 March that the matches to be played in the city would be relocated. The two quarter-finals scheduled would be moved to Auckland, while the five group matches will move to other centres.[21]
On 10 November 2006, the New Zealand Government announced plans for Stadium New Zealand in Auckland. The proposal was to build the new stadium seating 70,000 on the waterfront. After much public outcry, and lack of support from the Auckland Regional Council, the proposal was dropped in favour of the redevelopment of Eden Park. The redevelopment of Eden Park's Southern and South Western stands was completed during 2010.
Dunedin's new stadium, named Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza, was completed in August 2011 and was used instead of Carisbrook.[22]
Eden Park Westpac Stadium
(Wellington Regional Stadium) Forsyth Barr Stadium
(Otago Stadium) North Harbour Stadium
36°52′30″S 174°44′41″E / 36.875°S 174.74472°E / -36.875; 174.74472 (Eden Park) 41°16′23″S 174°47′9″E / 41.27306°S 174.78583°E / -41.27306; 174.78583 (Wellington Regional Stadium) 45°52′9″S 170°31′28″E / 45.86917°S 170.52444°E / -45.86917; 170.52444 (Otago Stadium) 36°43′37″S 174°42′6″E / 36.72694°S 174.70167°E / -36.72694; 174.70167 (North Harbour Stadium)
Capacity: 60,0001 Capacity: 40,0001 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 30,000
Okara Park
North Harbour Stadium
Waikato Stadium
Rotorua Int'l Stadium
Yarrow Stadium
McLean Park
Arena Manawatu
Wellington Regional Stadium
Trafalgar Park
Otago Stadium
Rugby Park Stadium
Location of the 12 stadia to host matches at the 2011 Rugby World Cup
Waikato Stadium Rotorua Int'l Stadium
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 34,000
37°46′52″S 175°16′6″E / 37.78111°S 175.26833°E / -37.78111; 175.26833 (Waikato Stadium) 38°9′21″S 176°13′27″E / 38.15583°S 176.22417°E / -38.15583; 176.22417 (Rotorua Int'l Stadium)
Stadium Taranaki Trafalgar Park
39°4′13″S 174°3′54″E / 39.07028°S 174.065°E / -39.07028; 174.065 (Yarrow Stadium) 41°16′1″S 173°16′59″E / 41.26694°S 173.28306°E / -41.26694; 173.28306 (Trafalgar Park)
Capacity: 26,000 Expansion to 18,000
Rugby Park Stadium Northland Events Centre McLean Park Arena Manawatu
Capacity: 17,000 Capacity: 18,000 Expansion to 22,000 Expansion to 15,000
46°25′1″S 168°21′46″E / 46.41694°S 168.36278°E / -46.41694; 168.36278 (Rugby Park Stadium) 35°43′56″S 174°19′44″E / 35.73222°S 174.32889°E / -35.73222; 174.32889 (ITM Stadium, Okara Park) 39°30′7″S 176°54′46″E / 39.50194°S 176.91278°E / -39.50194; 176.91278 (McLean Park) 40°21′24″S 175°36′4″E / 40.35667°S 175.60111°E / -40.35667; 175.60111 (Arena Manawatu)
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Seeding of teams for the 2011 World Cup was based on their respective IRB World Rankings.[23] The top four at the 2007 Rugby World Cup (South Africa, England, Argentina, and France) were not therefore allocated top pool spots, but "the rankings are now very well established and provide us with a credible and succinct way of seeding teams for the rugby World Cup pool draw", according to Rugby World Cup Ltd (RWCL) chairman Syd Millar.[23]
The draw was conducted in December 2008 and used the World Rankings as of 1 December 2008,[24] after the Northern Hemisphere Autumn internationals.[25] The teams were placed into three bands depending on their seedings at the time, with one team from each band in each of the groups.[23] The rankings and bands were therefore: New Zealand (1), South Africa (2), Australia (3) and Argentina (4); Wales (5), England (6), France (7) and Ireland (8); Scotland (9), Fiji (10), Italy (11) and Tonga (12).[24]
The full draw and venues for the tournament were announced on 12 March 2009.[26]
The opening match saw the hosts, New Zealand, take on Tonga.
By coincidence, the final match and third-place playoff match were between the countries which contested the same matches at the first Rugby World Cup, which were also held in New Zealand, in 1987.
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup squads
Each country was allowed a squad of 30 players for the tournament. These squads were to be submitted to the International Rugby Board by a deadline of 22 August 2011.[27] Once the squad was submitted a player could be replaced if injured, but would not be allowed to return to the squad. There is also a stand-down period of 72 hours before the new player is allowed to take the field. Hence, a replacement player called into a squad on the eve of a game will not be permitted to play in that game.
On 8 April 2011, the IRB named ten referees, seven assistant referees and four television match officials to handle the group stage games. Two of the seven assistants will also be reserve referees if required.[28]
Referees[28]
Wayne Barnes
George Clancy
Craig Joubert
Jonathan Kaplan
Bryce Lawrence
Nigel Owens
Dave Pearson
Romain Poite
Alain Rolland
Reserve and assistant referees[28]
Jérôme Garcès
Chris Pollock
Assistant referees[28]
Carlo Damasco
Simon McDowell
Vinny Munro
Stuart Terheege
Television match officials[28]
Giulio De Santis
Matt Goddard
Shaun Veldsman
Pool stage
Pool C
Pool D
The first round, or pool stage, saw the twenty teams divided into four pools of five teams using the same format that was used in 2003 and in 2007. Each pool was a round-robin of ten games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same pool. Teams were awarded four points for a win, two points for a draw and none for a defeat. A team scoring four or more tries in one match scored a bonus point, as did a team losing by seven or fewer points.
The teams finishing in the top two of each pool advanced to the quarterfinals. The top three teams of each pool have automatically qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
If two or more teams were tied on match points, the following tiebreakers would have applied:
The winner of the match between the two teams (would not apply if more than two teams were tied);
Difference between points scored for and points scored against in all pool matches;
Difference between tries scored for and tries scored against in all pool matches;
Points scored in all pool matches;
Most tries scored in all pool matches;
Official IRB World Rankings as of 3 October 2011.[29]
Key to colours in pool tables
Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup
Pld = matches played, W = matches won, D = draws, L = losses, TF = tries for, PF = match points for, PA = match points against, +/− = sum total of points for/against, BP = bonus points, Pts = pool points
France vs Tonga at the Regional Stadium, Wellington. Tonga won 19–14.
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool A
Teamv · d · e
New Zealand 4 4 0 0 36 240 49 +191 4 20
France 4 2 0 2 13 124 96 +28 3 11
Tonga 4 2 0 2 7 80 98 −18 1 9
Canada 4 1 1 2 9 82 168 −86 0 6
Japan 4 0 1 3 8 69 184 −115 0 2
9 September 2011 New Zealand 41–10 Tonga Eden Park, Auckland
10 September 2011 France 47–21 Japan North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
14 September 2011 Tonga 20–25 Canada Northland Events Centre, Whangarei
16 September 2011 New Zealand 83–7 Japan Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
18 September 2011 France 46–19 Canada McLean Park, Napier
21 September 2011 Tonga 31–18 Japan Northland Events Centre, Whangarei
24 September 2011 New Zealand 37–17 France Eden Park, Auckland
27 September 2011 Canada 23–23 Japan McLean Park, Napier
1 October 2011 France 14–19 Tonga Regional Stadium, Wellington
2 October 2011 New Zealand 79–15 Canada Regional Stadium, Wellington
Georgia vs Romania at the Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North. Georgia won 25–9.
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool B
England 4 4 0 0 18 137 34 +103 2 18
Argentina 4 3 0 1 10 90 40 +50 2 14
Scotland 4 2 0 2 4 73 59 +14 3 11
Georgia 4 1 0 3 3 48 90 −42 0 4
Romania 4 0 0 4 3 44 169 −125 0 0
10 September 2011 Scotland 34–24 Romania Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
10 September 2011 England 13–9 Argentina Otago Stadium, Dunedin
14 September 2011 Scotland 15–6 Georgia Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
17 September 2011 Argentina 43–8 Romania Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
18 September 2011 England 41–10 Georgia Otago Stadium, Dunedin
24 September 2011 England 67–3 Romania Otago Stadium, Dunedin
25 September 2011 Argentina 13–12 Scotland Regional Stadium, Wellington
28 September 2011 Georgia 25–9 Romania Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North
1 October 2011 England 16–12 Scotland Eden Park, Auckland
2 October 2011 Argentina 25–7 Georgia Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North
Australia vs USA at the Regional Stadium, Wellington. Australia won 67–5.
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool C
Ireland 4 4 0 0 15 135 34 +101 1 17
Australia 4 3 0 1 25 173 48 +125 3 15
Italy 4 2 0 2 13 92 95 −3 2 10
United States 4 1 0 3 4 38 122 −84 0 4
Russia 4 0 0 4 8 57 196 −139 1 1
11 September 2011 Australia 32–6 Italy North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
11 September 2011 Ireland 22–10 United States Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
15 September 2011 Russia 6–13 United States Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
17 September 2011 Australia 6–15 Ireland Eden Park, Auckland
20 September 2011 Italy 53–17 Russia Trafalgar Park, Nelson
23 September 2011 Australia 67–5 United States Regional Stadium, Wellington
25 September 2011 Ireland 62–12 Russia International Stadium, Rotorua
27 September 2011 Italy 27–10 United States Trafalgar Park, Nelson
1 October 2011 Australia 68–22 Russia Trafalgar Park, Nelson
2 October 2011 Ireland 36–6 Italy Otago Stadium, Dunedin
South Africa vs Fiji at the Regional Stadium, Wellington. South Africa won 49–3
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool D
South Africa 4 4 0 0 21 166 24 +142 2 18
Wales 4 3 0 1 23 180 34 +146 3 15
Samoa 4 2 0 2 9 91 49 +42 2 10
Fiji 4 1 0 3 7 59 167 −108 1 5
Namibia 4 0 0 4 5 44 266 −222 0 0
10 September 2011 Fiji 49–25 Namibia International Stadium, Rotorua
11 September 2011 South Africa 17–16 Wales Regional Stadium, Wellington
14 September 2011 Samoa 49–12 Namibia International Stadium, Rotorua
17 September 2011 South Africa 49–3 Fiji Regional Stadium, Wellington
18 September 2011 Wales 17–10 Samoa Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
22 September 2011 South Africa 87–0 Namibia North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
25 September 2011 Fiji 7–27 Samoa Eden Park, Auckland
26 September 2011 Wales 81–7 Namibia Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
30 September 2011 South Africa 13–5 Samoa North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
2 October 2011 Wales 66–0 Fiji Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Knockout stage
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup knockout stage
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
8 October – Wellington
15 October – Auckland
8 October – Auckland
Australia 6 Third place
New Zealand 33 Wales 18
Argentina 10 Australia 21
Ireland vs Wales
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
Regional Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Try: Earls 45' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 24'
Report Try: Williams 3' c
Phillips 51' m
J. Davies 64' c
Con: Priestland (2/3)
Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 29'
England vs France
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Try: Foden 55' c
Cueto 77' m
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Report Try: Clerc 22' m
Médard 31' m
Pen: Yachvili (2/3) 11', 16'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 73'
South Africa vs Australia
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Pen: M. Steyn (2/4) 39', 56'
Drop: M. Steyn (1/1) 60'
Report Try: Horwill 11' m
Pen: O'Connor (2/2) 17', 72'
New Zealand vs Argentina
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Try: Read 69' m
Thorn 79' c
Con: Cruden (1/1)
Pen: Weepu (7/7) 13', 26', 36', 40', 50', 59', 73'
Report Try: Farías Cabello 32' c
Con: Contepomi (1/1)
Pen: Bosch (1/1) 46'
Wales vs France
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Try: Phillips 58' m
Pen: Hook (1/3) 8'
Report Pen: Parra (3/3) 22', 35', 51'
Australia vs New Zealand
Pen: O'Connor (1/1) 16'
Drop: Cooper (1/1) 32'
Report Try: Nonu 6' m
Pen: Weepu (4/7) 13', 38', 43', 73'
Drop: Cruden (1/1) 22'
Bronze final: Wales vs Australia
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Try: Shane Williams 50' m
Halfpenny 80+' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: Hook (1/2) 20'
S. Jones (1/1) 71'
Report Try: Barnes 12' c
McCalman 76' m
Con: O'Connor (1/2)
Drop: Barnes (1/1) 68'
Final: France vs New Zealand
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Final
Try: Dusautoir 47' c
Con: Trinh-Duc 49' (1/1)
Report Try: Woodcock 15' m
Pen: Donald (1/1) 46'
Point scorers
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup statistics
Overall Points Scorers
Tries Conversions Penalties Drop Goals
Morné Steyn South Africa 53 2 14 5 0
Kurt Morath Tonga 45 0 6 11 0
Ronan O'Gara Ireland 44 0 10 8 0
Dimitri Yachvili France 37 0 8 7 0
Colin Slade New Zealand 36 1 14 1 0
James O'Connor Australia 35 1 12 2 0
James Arlidge Japan 34 2 3 6 0
Chris Ashton England 30 6 0 0 0
Vincent Clerc France 30 6 0 0 0
Rhys Priestland Wales 29 0 10 3 0
Piri Weepu New Zealand 29 0 4 7 0
Jonny Wilkinson England 28 0 5 5 1
Morgan Parra France 28 1 4 5 0
Merab Kvirikashvili Georgia 28 0 2 8 0
Adam Ashley-Cooper Australia 25 5 0 0 0
Keith Earls Ireland 25 5 0 0 0
Israel Dagg New Zealand 25 5 0 0 0
Tusi Pisi Samoa 25 0 2 6 1
Felipe Contepomi Argentina 24 1 2 5 0
Theuns Kotze Namibia 24 1 2 2 3
Dan Parks Scotland 24 0 0 5 3
Chris Paterson Scotland 23 0 1 7 0
Stephen Jones Wales 23 0 10 1 0
Ander Monro Canada 22 1 1 3 2
Seremaia Bai Fiji 22 0 5 4 0
Toby Flood England 21 0 9 1 0
Jonathan Sexton Ireland 21 0 3 4 1
Dan Carter New Zealand 21 0 6 2 1
Paul Williams Samoa 21 1 5 2 0
François Steyn South Africa 21 3 0 2 0
James Pritchard Canada 20 0 4 4 0
Mark Cueto England 20 4 0 0 0
Vereniki Goneva Fiji 20 4 0 0 0
Zac Guildford New Zealand 20 4 0 0 0
Richard Kahui New Zealand 20 4 0 0 0
Jerome Kaino New Zealand 20 4 0 0 0
Sonny Bill Williams New Zealand 20 4 0 0 0
Scott Williams Wales 20 4 0 0 0
Martín Rodríguez Argentina 19 0 5 3 0
Mirco Bergamasco Italy 19 0 2 5 0
Konstantin Rachkov Russia 19 1 4 1 1
Berrick Barnes Australia 18 2 4 0 0
Chris Wyles United States 18 1 2 3 0
James Hook Wales 17 0 1 5 0
François Trinh-Duc France 16 2 0 0 2
Drew Mitchell Australia 15 3 0 0 0
Dănuţ Dumbravă Romania 15 0 0 5 0
Alesana Tuilagi Samoa 15 3 0 0 0
Francois Hougaard South Africa 15 3 0 0 0
Jonathan Davies Wales 15 3 0 0 0
George North Wales 15 3 0 0 0
Ruan Pienaar South Africa 12 0 6 0 0
Ionuţ Dimofte Romania 11 0 1 3 0
Lucas González Amorosino Argentina 10 2 0 0 0
Juan José Imhoff Argentina 10 2 0 0 0
Quade Cooper Australia 10 0 2 2 0
Anthony Faingaa Australia 10 2 0 0 0
David Pocock Australia 10 0 2 2 0
Phil Mackenzie Canada 10 2 0 0 0
Conor Trainor Canada 10 2 0 0 0
Ben Foden England 10 2 0 0 0
Shontayne Hape England 10 2 0 0 0
Manu Tuilagi England 10 2 0 0 0
Ben Youngs England 10 2 0 0 0
Tommy Bowe Ireland 10 2 0 0 0
Tommaso Benvenuti Italy 10 2 0 0 0
Sergio Parisse Italy 10 2 0 0 0
Giulio Toniolatti Italy 10 2 0 0 0
Heinz Koll Namibia 10 2 0 0 0
Ma'a Nonu New Zealand 10 2 0 0 0
Adam Thomson New Zealand 10 2 0 0 0
Victor Vito New Zealand 10 2 0 0 0
Vladimir Ostroushko Russia 10 2 0 0 0
Denis Simplikevich Russia 10 2 0 0 0
Kahn Fotuali'i Samoa 10 2 0 0 0
George Stowers Samoa 10 2 0 0 0
Simon Danielli Scotland 10 2 0 0 0
Gio Aplon South Africa 10 2 0 0 0
Jaque Fourie South Africa 10 2 0 0 0
Bryan Habana South Africa 10 2 0 0 0
Juan de Jongh South Africa 10 2 0 0 0
Danie Rossouw South Africa 10 2 0 0 0
Siale Piutau Tonga 10 2 0 0 0
Toby Faletau Wales 10 2 0 0 0
Jamie Roberts Wales 10 2 0 0 0
Lloyd Williams Wales 10 2 0 0 0
Riccardo Bocchino Italy 8 0 4 0 0
Leigh Halfpenny Wales 8 1 0 1 0
Ruaridh Jackson Scotland 6 0 0 1 1
Santiago Fernández Argentina 5 1 0 0 0
Genaro Fessia Argentina 5 1 0 0 0
Juan Figallo Argentina 5 1 0 0 0
Agustin Gosio Argentina 5 1 0 0 0
Juan Manuel Leguizamón Argentina 5 1 0 0 0
Ben Alexander Australia 5 1 0 0 0
Kurtley Beale Australia 5 1 0 0 0
Rocky Elsom Australia 5 1 0 0 0
Robert Horne Australia 5 1 0 0 0
Digby Ioane Australia 5 1 0 0 0
Salesi Ma'afu Australia 5 1 0 0 0
Pat McCabe Australia 5 1 0 0 0
Ben McCalman Australia 5 1 0 0 0
Stephen Moore Australia 5 1 0 0 0
Radike Samo Australia 5 1 0 0 0
Aaron Carpenter Canada 5 1 0 0 0
Jebb Sinclair Canada 5 1 0 0 0
Ryan Smith Canada 5 1 0 0 0
DTH van der Merwe Canada 5 1 0 0 0
Delon Armitage England 5 1 0 0 0
Tom Croft England 5 1 0 0 0
Leone Nakarawa Fiji 5 1 0 0 0
Napolioni Nalaga Fiji 5 1 0 0 0
Netani Edward Talai Fiji 5 1 0 0 0
Maxime Medard France 5 1 0 0 0
Maxime Mermoz France 5 1 0 0 0
Lionel Nallet France 5 1 0 0 0
Pascal Papé France 5 1 0 0 0
Julien Pierre France 5 1 0 0 0
Damien Traille France 5 1 0 0 0
Dimitri Basilaia Georgia 5 1 0 0 0
Mamuka Gorgodze Georgia 5 1 0 0 0
Lasha Khmaladze Georgia 5 1 0 0 0
Rory Best Ireland 5 1 0 0 0
Isaac Boss Ireland 5 1 0 0 0
Tony Buckley Ireland 5 1 0 0 0
Shane Jennings Ireland 5 1 0 0 0
Rob Kearney Ireland 5 1 0 0 0
Fergus McFadden Ireland 5 1 0 0 0
Sean O'Brien Ireland 5 1 0 0 0
Brian O'Driscoll Ireland 5 1 0 0 0
Andrew Trimble Ireland 5 1 0 0 0
Martin Castrogiovanni Italy 5 1 0 0 0
Edoardo Gori Italy 5 1 0 0 0
Luke McLean Italy 5 1 0 0 0
Luciano Orquera Italy 5 1 0 0 0
Alessandro Zanni Italy 5 1 0 0 0
Kosuke Endo Japan 5 1 0 0 0
Kenuske Hatekayama Japan 5 1 0 0 0
Shota Horie Japan 5 1 0 0 0
Michael Leitch Japan 5 1 0 0 0
Hirotoki Onozawa Japan 5 1 0 0 0
Alisi Tupuailai Japan 5 1 0 0 0
Chrysander Botha Namibia 5 1 0 0 0
Danie Van Wyk Namibia 5 1 0 0 0
Jimmy Cowan New Zealand 5 1 0 0 0
Andrew Ellis New Zealand 5 1 0 0 0
Andrew Hore New Zealand 5 1 0 0 0
Cory Jane New Zealand 5 1 0 0 0
Kevin Mealamu New Zealand 5 1 0 0 0
Mils Muliaina New Zealand 5 1 0 0 0
Conrad Smith New Zealand 5 1 0 0 0
Isaia Toeava New Zealand 5 1 0 0 0
Daniel Carpo Romania 5 1 0 0 0
Ionel Cazan Romania 5 1 0 0 0
Mihăiţă Lazăr Romania 5 1 0 0 0
Vasily Artemyev Russia 5 1 0 0 0
Alexey Makovetskiy Russia 5 1 0 0 0
Alexander Yanyushkin Russia 5 1 0 0 0
Anthony Perenise Samoa 5 1 0 0 0
Joe Ansbro Scotland 5 1 0 0 0
Mike Blair Scotland 5 1 0 0 0
Tendai Mtawarira South Africa 5 1 0 0 0
Gurthrö Steenkamp South Africa 5 1 0 0 0
Tukula Lokotui Tonga 5 1 0 0 0
Viliami Ma'afu Tonga 5 1 0 0 0
Sona Taumalolo Tonga 5 1 0 0 0
Fetu'u Vainikolo Tonga 5 1 0 0 0
Paul Emerick United States 5 1 0 0 0
JJ Gagiano United States 5 1 0 0 0
Mike Petri United States 5 1 0 0 0
Aled Brew Wales 5 1 0 0 0
Lloyd Burns Wales 5 1 0 0 0
Lee Byrne Wales 5 1 0 0 0
Gethin Jenkins Wales 5 1 0 0 0
Mike Phillips Wales 5 1 0 0 0
Sam Warburton Wales 5 1 0 0 0
Alun Wyn Jones Wales 5 1 0 0 0
Shane Williams Wales 5 1 0 0 0
Shaun Webb Japan 3 0 0 1 0
Yuri Kushnarev Russia 3 0 0 1 0
James Paterson United States 3 0 0 1 0
Stephen Donald New Zealand 3 0 0 1 0
Waisea Luveniyali Fiji 2 0 1 0 0
Murray Williams Japan 2 0 1 0 0
Players of the Tournament
Following the completion of the Rugby World Cup, the IRB's Rugby News Service listed the Top 5 players of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[30] These players were:
Israel Dagg
Jerome Kaino
Jamie Roberts
Sean O'Brien
Jacques Burger
Sky Network Television, New Zealand's largest subscription television provider, was host broadcaster for the Rugby World Cup, transmitting high definition coverage where available. Games were also available on free-to-air networks in New Zealand but not all pool matches were screened live. Broadcasting rights were allocated throughout the world by the IRB, including highlights, free to air and pay per view.[31]
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"Govt: We want waterfront, tell us your views". NZPA. 10 November 2006. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10410109.
IRB announce Rugby World Cup match officials
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Q: loading image asynchronously with spinner at the back I see many apps which have an image frame that loads the image asynchronously and while the image is not loaded yet, it shows either a spinner at the back or a default image. Is there a library for doing that? If yes then what is it? And please no three20 (I've had a bad experience with it). If not then how do you create one.

A: The spinner is called UIActivityIndicatorView, which is a subclass of UIView, and as such, can be placed anywhere on the screen.
It has startAnimating and stopAnimating methods, which begin and end the "spin".
So create the UIActivityIndicatorView, place it with addSubview where you want, and call startAnimating (this, as UI activity, has to be done on the main thread). Then call the image loading code asynchronously, and when the image finishes loading, call stopAnimating on the spinner, put the loaded image on top of it, and then remove the spinner with removeFromSuperview.

A: AFAIK, there is no built-in Cocoa API to do this in a call or two (which sounds like what you want).
I personally set up a singleton image cache manager that uses the built-in NSURLConnection class to load the images, save them to the filesystem, then call delegate methods on the requesting class (which includes a little subclass of UIImageView) to hand it the loaded image data.
People on SO report success with ASIHTTPRequest as well, for similar tasks. Worth checking out, I imagine (though I don't use it).

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